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Monday, July 28, 2008

NOTE: Please do not upload my PDF to another server. Leave it right here where it can be downloaded conveniently for free and also updated with any improvements or changes (which it has been, twice at least!). Links are always always welcome, but please do not link directly to the PDF download. Please link to this post. Thank you!ALSO NOTE: If you are having trouble with the placement for the face, you can print an extra pattern piece for the face, then cut the eyes out and poke holes with a large pin on the lines for the nose and mouth. Then you can lay your template over the felt face piece to draw on the eyes and make dots to guide for the mouth and nose placement with a disappearing marker.At long, long last, I've completed the Molly Monkey pattern, and it is here for you to download, gratis. Help yourself! It is a zip file that is 1.5 mb. Uncompressed, it turns into a nine page PDF file, which can be opened and printed by a variety of PDF reader programs, like Acrobat Reader.

I put a lot of crazy hours into the pattern and doll design, so please never sell, publish or distribute the pattern. That is a violation of my copyright.

Wonderful and intrepid volunteer crafters, Olivia and Chandra, made Mollies from the first draft of the pattern so that you could have the much-improved second draft. See their Mollies below: Chandra's is the Molly with the pink beret, Olivia's is the Molly with the blue beret. I was so excited to see their creations!

Chandra's Molly

Olivia's Molly

If you find any errors, be a pal and make a comment to me here. Feedback is most welcome. I've already had several suggestions to improve the pattern and I've been updating the PDF file as I get them. Thanks y'all!

If you make a Molly and would like to share your photos, I'd really love to see them. Pleassssse post them here in my Molly Monkey group on Flickr.

If you are just ecstatic with your pattern, perhaps you will click the donate button on the right and zap me a few dollars with PayPal. It would be most appreciated!

mama-im-rehland (Steffi),yay yay yay!I'm very excited you like the pattern and I can't wait to see your completed Monkey.this is so cool, crafters collaborating across an ocean! I just love how the internet connects us all.

oh this is so great and generous! i can't wait to make one for my little sister!!!! i will share it on the flickr group when i make one, i'm planning this would make a good christmas present! thank you for sharing!

Molly is just to adorable! I will add mine to the flickr group pnce i finish. I had to do a write up on her on my blog.I hope you will receive donations for the great work you did on this pattern, because I know you spent alot of days doing this.

Thank you so much for sharing your Molly Monkey pattern with us. Just this week, my daughter was asking if she could have a stuffed monkey sometime. And a monkey that can be a fashionista? Even more perfect! Thank you!

Hi - I found you through crafty crow. I cannot wait to make this! I was trying to think of something to make out of fabric scraps of clothes I have made for my 3 year old daughter and this is it. Thanks for the pattern!

Hi, Larissa--I'm trying to reach you to request permission to link to your tutorial (and share a photo) for our upcoming Handmade Holidays on the Sew,Mama,Sew! blog. I couldn't find your contact information (though it is early!). Would you mind emailing so I can give you the details? We love your project and would like to share it with our readers.

THANK YOU for Molly. I made her (just uploaded pic to flickr)and am in love!!! Your instructions were easy to follow. The one thing I did do differently was embroider the face before I attached it to the head.

Thank you so much for the pattern! It was really easy to understand, even for me that English is my second language. I send you some money, I'm sorry is not as much as I would like to. I posted a picture of my Molly in your Flickr group, hope you go see it!I love visiting your blog, you're very talented!

I made Molly and her little sister Marcy for my girls for Christmas!!! Thanks so much for the pattern. They were wonderful fun to make, and even more fun to give, soooooo cute!!check them out here http://asnipofgoodness.blogspot.com/2008/12/my-list-is-done.html

I love this little monkey, she is so cute! I am wanting to make one for my daughter but I can't get the file to unzip. My computer keeps saying that it is damaged. Is there any other way for me to get the pattern?

Mandie, hey! sorry you are having trouble. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the zip, I just downloaded it and unzipped it. However, there may be some computery weirdness going on with your end, and if you want to just give me your email address I can try to email it to you. me{at}larissaholland{dot}com

I would love to make this, but for some reason my mac wont download it. It will go to the zip file, then says it can't find the original source. Any way to email it to me? It would be greatly appreciated.

Hi! I am completley in LOVE with this little monkey, except it won't allow me to download it. Is there any way you could please please please please email it to me? Thank you! I appreciate it so much! My email: half.blood.princ3ss@gmail.com

Oh my. :) Nevermind, I figured out how to work the pattern to get it to come up. PS I'm not the same Angela who asked previously for the pattern to be emailed to her... maybe your site has something against the name Angela? Suspicious...

Just found this through simplythisthatandtheother.blogspot.com. What an adorable monkey pattern! And so generous of you to offer ti for free. I will be making one with my daughter over the summer..she'll love this project!

DONE! I completed Molly last night and I am SO happy with the result. I made it for my neices 1st birthday and used some brown cord pants from the op shop for the cord material (they only cost $2). Thank you for your kind generosity for sharing this pattern. I have put a link to you in my blog, I hope you don't mind. Grace

I actually made molly for my daughter last December & gave it to her on her 2nd birthday. She LOVES her monkey, has to have it to sleep every night. Today I finally appliqued the shoes on. I embroidered the face because I thought it gave it a more vintage look & would wear better. My son has been trying to steal the monkey since he was 9 months old, he just turned a year old & is still in love with the monkey so I'm going to make him a boy monkey today. I'll get some pics on the flicker page asap.

What a wonderful pattern.Thank you so much. I am going to make 3 for the K Mart Christmas tree right now, today. I have also become a follower and have added you to my blog.More power to you girl, so cool.

When I click on the link to download the Molly pattern it just takes me to a page with the pic on it. :( I'd love to make a couple for my girls for Christmas since their nursery is done in monkeys. This is the cutest monkey pattern I've seen! How can I get the pattern?

Hey, Lewre,to download the pattern, don't click on the picture, instead click on the linked word that says 'download' in the paragraph below it. and that should do it. If you have more problems, provide me your email and I can send it to you! thanks!

I started making this adorable monkey today but I am stuck on the ears. I am finding it impossible to turn once stitched. Is the seam allowance still 1/4 inch for the ear? Any help you can give me would be great! At this point I was thinking of making felt ears and just sewing them wrong sides together.

Thanks for the pattern! I just made a monkey for my daughter. She was just starting kindergarden and didn't have any snuggler that she cared for. So I thought I would make one for her (as she likes a song about a monkey). Well...I did it and she LOVED it!! First stuffie she LOVES! So a very BIG THANKYOU!!

Here's a picture of it (She got it before I had done the skirt and everything...now I don't think she needs it, I guess it would be loss anyway!)

I plan on making this for a friend that is expecting and is crazy for monkeys. Since it's for a baby,would you suggest that I stitch the clothing directly to the doll (I already read your note about buttons for small children - so I will be just embroidering instead). Thanks in advance for offering this up! Fingers crossed that this works for even a beginner like me!

Stephanie,Yes, that's a good idea. I stitched on the hat and shoes for my four year old, and left the skirt free. If you are giving it to a baby, I'd suggest stitching on the skirt as well. All those stitches can be taken out as the child gets older and wants to play dress up!

Hello Larissa, I have enjoyed making Molly, and would like to make a few more to donate to the Royal Childrens Hospital. Do I have your permission to do this?Thanks, JeanI have posted my Molly onto the Moly flickr group

Hey, Jean! Yes, absolutely you can make as many monkeys as you like to give as gifts to your friends or to any charitable institution, as long as you don't sell the dolls. Thanks so much for asking! And what a wonderful thing to do.

Thank you so much for your adorable pattern. My girls and I made 3 of these cuties!! I link our blog back to you, if anyone eles is interested in making them. Thanks again!!http://chroniclesofthreebeauties.blogspot.com/2010/09/celebrating-national-sewing-month.html?showComment=1285683778933#comment-c2398557528781729574

Just wanted to say thank you for providing this pattern for free! My Brother and sister In-Law are expecting their first child and the theme is MONKEYS =) Really looking forward to trying this out. I think it would be perfect. Thanks again!!

Hi there, I've made this monkey for her daughter and a friend and both absolutely loved it! Now my friend would like to sell some in a new shop she's opening up. Since I'd be the one sewing, I was wondering.... any chance you may have updated your policy on selling the made product if I send some of the profit your way? It would be much, much, much appreciated. I understand you put a lot of effort into it hence my offer to give it back to you. My email is thepolkadotsweater(at) gmail.com.Thank you!

I, too, used your awesome tutorial! Thanks so much for sharing your design. It was so easy to do...if only all tutorials could be this well written! If you want to check it out: http://allthemorningsstilltolive.wordpress.com/2012/07/04/mookey-monkey-meets-the-mommy/

Hello Larissa, I used your great tutorial as well! Thanks so much for sharing. The tutorial is great and also, beautiful, and easy to follow. I've made some modifications, but the base is yours:) A picture: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kamcsatka/7635576412/in/set-72157629703016878 and also, there is a post on my blog, but it is in hungarian :D http.rebabastudio.blogspot.comThank you once again!orsi

I have started on making Molly for my soon to be born niece and can't wait until she's done and the baby is here! On a side note I thought you might want to know that part of tip 11 and all of tip 12 are missing from the instructions. More accomplished sewers can probably do without, but it might be nice for beginners and intermediate sewers.

Hi, Brook! Thanks for the heads up. I checked the download and tip 11 and 12 are not missing, they are just in the second column on the page. It's a bit confusing page layout, but it is there! Thanks so much.

Oh my these are so cute! I have a niece that I'm going to be making her one for Christmas and I'm thinking about my boyfriend's nieces and nephew. These are utterly adorable and don't look like some that I see that have just weird unnatural looking faces. Awesome post and pattern!

My daughter and I made a couple of Molly Monkey's last summer and when we heard Craft Hope was requesting handmade dolls for victims of Sandy we knew they would love Molly's so we made a few more to send to the kids. Thanks again for the pattern.

I made my monkey into a boy. I shrunk the pattern down 30% & will take him to my grandson who lives a long, long way from me. If interested, free owl & elephant pattern on my blog. It's fun to share.http://xoxograndma.blogspot.com/2013/09/little-elephant-toy-pattern.html

Love the Molly Monkey, looks so cute. I am planning on making a giant (like 8 foot) monkey for my grandaughter. Any suggestions for making it easier would be appreciated. I am not a great seamstris but I like to have fun with sewing

I finally made Molly "Super Sized" Had to change the PDF to a GIF and I used paint to blow it up 3 times it's size and then Manipulated it to print on my printer. Lots of tape later, I had a pattern. She is about 6 ft tall now. I thing I would change is to stuff the tail AFTER it is sewn into the back. Stuff it after, just like the legs and arms.

I just used Molly to inspire a custom Creation - credited you on my wall for your awesome patterns! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.666714703375466.1073741864.233146346732306&type=1&stream_ref=10

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